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From: kono@csl.sony.co.jp (Shinji Kono)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple Computer in Japan
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Date: 30 Mar 90 01:03:17 GMT
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In article <16908@well.sf.ca.us>  , jng@well.sf.ca.us (James N. Gershfield)writes 
> I am interested to hear what the current feeling is in Japan toward
> the Apple Macintosh computer. Who is using the Mac? What is it being
> used for? Is the Mac really growing in popularity in Japan?

Mac is great machine, I think. However Mac is very minor in Japan. I
think this is because...

1) Mac is very expensive in Japan. (vs. NEC-PC)
2) Apple Japan has never tried drastic academic/student discount.
3) Japanese support is still poor. (SE-30's display is too small for
   Kanji)
4) Usually, new (and good) software does not support Japanese.
5) Mac's hardwares are slightly fragile than NEC-PC.

Many Japanese people are using Japanese Word-Processor now, so there
must be a big market.
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Shinji Kono 
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